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Citigroup opens new Californian trade service windows

Global Transaction Services, a business unit of Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking and the Commercial Business Group, which serves middle market businesses in the United States, today announced the opening of two Trade Service Windows on the West Coast of the United States.

22 August 2006

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Citigroup acquires TD Waterhouse's US capital market business

Citigroup announced today that it has obtained the necessary regulatory approvals related to its acquisition of the U.S. Capital Markets business of TD Waterhouse and that the transaction is complete.

21 August 2006

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Citibank Germany launches text alert service

With immediate effect and as the only bank in Germany, Citibank offers a free of charges SMS-service for checking accounts, credit cards and custody accounts: With Citi Alerts customers receive current notifications via SMS or e-mail for free.

11 August 2006

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Nasd fines Citi $1.1m

NASD announced today that it has fined Citigroup Global Markets Inc. $400,000 for supervisory and recordkeeping violations in connection with a ploy by more than 100 of its brokers to improperly obtain waivers of mutual fund sales charges by falsely claiming that their customers were disabled.

11 August 2006

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Citi begins trial of contactless payments on subway

MasterCard Worldwide, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA New York City Transit and Citi Cards and Citibank today announced the beginning of a six-month contactless payment trial in select New York City subway stations with pre-selected Citi credit card and Citibank customers.

12 July 2006

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Cbot names Citigroup and Goldman e-market makers for IRS futures contracts

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that Citigroup and Goldman Sachs & Co. will become electronic market makers for the Exchange's Interest Rate Swap futures contracts.

07 June 2006

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Card Tech technology supports Citibank debit scholarship card in Poland

Citibank's Polish division, Citibank Handlowy, has announced the launch of the first Debit Scholarship card in Poland using Card Tech Limited's (CTL) prepaid technology.

03 March 2006

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Citibank adds 150 ATMs in Texas

Citibank has added approximately 150 ATMs to its distribution network in Texas.

27 January 2006

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Citigroup appoints Ellen Alemany CEO of global transaction services

Citigroup (NYSE: C) Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) today announced the appointment of Ellen Alemany as Chief Executive Officer of Global Transaction Services (GTS), one of the CIB's three global business units, effective immediately.

23 January 2006

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Citibank introduces text alert service in UK

With £17.8 billion forecast to be spent by UK consumers on debit cards this December, Citibank customers can now keep track of their money more easily by simply registering for a new free alerts service.

22 December 2005

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Oracle completes acquisition of Citi's stake in i-flex

Oracle today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Citigroup's interest in India's largest applications software company, i-flex solutions (Bombay Stock Exchange: IFLX.BO and National Stock Exchange of India: IFLX.NS).

15 December 2005

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Citigroup GTS completes Aegon back office administration transfer

Global Transaction Services, a business line of Citigroup Corporate and Investment Bank, today closed on AEGON Asset Management UK's transferal of its key back office functions, following successful due diligence and contract negotiations.

13 December 2005

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